The photos shown on the CCE web page are of Stephan Rouvenet's Europa that
had his own iteration of the TD gear. The tailwhel spring was taken from a
KIS, which is deeper than the standard Europa
As to your comments, the Swiss TD conversion will place the nose in a higher
position (unless hte leg is cut-down during installation) so that with the
sandard tailwheel there is LESS need of a wheeler landing. The axle position
of hte gear is at the same fuselage station as the Monowheel, which is
already at a position well forward of hte norm.
There are a number of these conversions flying in hte UK.
Duncan McF.
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From: <n3eu@comcast.net>
>
> Skipping commentary on their home page(!), the above web story seems to
end
> about 1/2000, before flight testing. Though someone more qualified re
> taildraggers than I should comment, seems to me not much nose-up attitude,
> making wheel landings the norm. How this then affects behavior on rough
> surfaces would be one question. Another consideration thus may be engine
> choice, where the heavier the installation the more tendency to nose over,
as
> the gear location seems as minimally fwd as desirable, esp with the effect
> full flaps on the Europa.
>
> In general though, the tunnel not required for the monowheel is available
for
> installation of systems, making them far more accessible for inspection
and
> maintenance.
>
> Regards,
> Fred F.
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